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FORMER PATRICIA ENDS HER DAYS AFTER 54 YEARS

FERRY SCRAPPING

ne of the world longest-serving ferries has gone to breakers in India after a career spanning 54 years. Built in 1967 as Patricia, she spent a decade of Swedish Lloyd sailings from Southampton to Bilbao in Spain. Originally 8,896gt when delivered from the

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